Abigail Jennings
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 10 July 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Racewalking |
| Club | Aldershot, Farnham & District AC |
Abigail Jennings (born 10 July 2000) is a British racewalking athlete. She has won multiple England and UK national championships, both indoors and outdoors.[1]
Biography
Jennings is coached by Verity Snook and is a member of Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletics Club.[2] In February 2020, she won the women's indoor 5000m race walk at the 2020 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow.[3][4]
In February 2022, she set a personal best of 51:46.2 to finish second at the England Athletics Winter Race Walking Championships over 10,000m.[5] In May 2022, she won the England 20k walks title.[6]
She set a personal best best of 13:40.33 to win the 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships title over 3000 metres in February 2023.[7]
In March 2023, she won the England senior title over 10,000 metres at the England Athletics Winter Race Walking Championships in Coventry.[8] She set a personal best over 5000 metres finishing third at the 2023 UK Championships in Manchester in 24:11.68.[9] In June of that year she won national title at the British Grand Prix of Race Walking over 20,000m in Leeds.[10]
She won the England Athletics Championships in July 2023 in Chelmsford in the 5000 metres in 24:37.35, ahead of Hannah Hopper.[11]
In February 2024, she won at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships over 3000 metres in Birmingham.[12] She was runner-up at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in the 5000m race walk in Manchester in June 2024.[13]
She won the British 20km Race Walking Championships in March 2025.[14] She was runner-up at the England Athletics Championships title in July 2025 over 3000 metres behind Hopper.[15][16]
References
- ^ "Abigail Jennings". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "WARNER AND SNOOK TAKE SENIOR TITLES AT THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX OF RACE WALKING". British Athletics. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "BOSWORTH LOWERS NATIONAL RECORD AS 17 BRITISH CHAMPIONS ARE CROWNED ON DAY TWO IN GLASGOW". British Athletics. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "British Indoor Athletics Championships: Tom Bosworth smashes British 5,000m walk record". BBC Sport. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Chris Snook and Erika Kelly take England Athletics Winter Race Walking 10,000m titles". England Athletics. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Tom Bosworth and Abigail Jennings take the England 20k walks titles". World Athletics. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "BRILLIANT BAKER BREAKS 37-YEAR-OLD RECORD TO CAP 2023 UK INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Legon and Jennings take England Senior Titles". England Athletics. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "UK Championships". World Athletics. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Jennings and Snook claim national race walking titles". England Athletics. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "England Athletics Senior Open Championships". World Athletics. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "UK Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC TRIALS 2024: ALL RESULTS - COMPLETE LIST". Olympics.com. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "British 20km Race Walking Championships". World Athletics. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "England Athletics Senior & U20 Championships". World Athletics. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "HUGHES STARS AGAIN ON DAY OF STERLING ACTION AT NOVUNA UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.